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Lakeland commission adopts continuous contracts, forms review committee and sets city manager pay at $275,000

5969454 · October 20, 2025
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The City Commission approved amended, restated employment agreements for the city attorney and city manager, created a standing City Manager/City Attorney Review Committee and set the city manager's base salary at $275,000 after discussion of market comparables and pay-study methodology.

The City Commission of the City of Lakeland on a unanimous vote approved amended and restated employment agreements for the city attorney and the city manager, created a standing City Manager/City Attorney Review Committee and set the city manager's base salary at $275,000.

Commissioners said the contract language was updated to create continuous-term agreements, clarify termination and severance provisions and remove a contractual requirement for an annual public review meeting. Palmer Davis, the city attorney, introduced the revised contracts and described the changes as aligning the agreements with contemporary practice and…

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